choreographer Pina Bausch was a pioneer of this medium‚ and popularized the hybridization of movement and dramaturgy‚ commonly referred to as “dance theater.” As a prominent figure in the Postmodern Dance Era‚ Bausch’s presence is an underlying influence in many current works. When watching works by contemporary innovators such as the young company Wang Ramirez‚ the creative decision making‚ seamless partner work‚ and atypical movement impulses can be traced directly back to Bausch. What makes dance
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This report will be about the ancient Greece legacies and their religion. The Neolithic Age between c. 6000 - c. 2900 BCE was when ancient Greece began to shape. They built permanent structures and began domestication of animals‚ and development of agriculture. Ancient Greece religion The Gods: The Greeks had a big religion Filled with 12 major gods and goddesses and hundreds of minor gods. The 12 gods were Zeus‚ Athena‚ Apollo‚ Poseidon‚ Hermes‚ Hera‚ Aphrodite‚ Demeter‚ Ares‚ Artemis‚ Hades
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we have actually borrowed many ideals from other countries and earlier civilizations. The question is often raised‚ which civilization have affected our modern-day society the most? I believe that Ancient Greece played a crucial role in the development of our society because of their advancements in government‚ science‚ and the Olympics. Our modern-day society is classified as having a democratic government‚ a government where the power is endowed upon the people and is exercised through them. We
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Ancient Greece had one of the greatest militaries of all time. All throughout Greece there were different city-states. Each city-state had a different style of war. In Athens‚ they had the largest navy in Greece and fought battles on water. Sparta dedicated all their men to military and were all soldiers. The Greek civilization began around 2800 BC and started in the bronze age. The Greek military was the most important part of Greek Civilization because it protected Greece against others‚ with good
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Religion The Greeks believed in many gods‚ they believed that all the gods were descendants of Gaia (earth) and Uranos (sky)‚ and they had supernatural powers but human qualities as well‚ for instance‚ they would fall in love‚ get married‚ have children and even participated in war. The greatest buildings the Greeks built were temples in honour of the gods‚ but only priests were allowed inside. Special rituals for their gods were held outside. One of these great temples were the Parthenon‚ built
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Ancient Greece fashion Clothing in Ancient Greece consisted of the Chiton‚ Peplos‚ Himation‚ and Chlamys. Ancient Greek men and women typically wore two pieces of clothing that would hang over their body: an undergarment (Chiton or Peplos) and a cloak (Himation or Chlamys). Clothes were customarily homemade out of various lengths of rectangular linen or wool fabric with little cutting or sewing‚ and held together with clasps or pins‚ and a belt‚ or girdle. Pieces were generally similar between men
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conclusion‚ intermediate conclusions background to plato: the 5th century sophists Socrates: life‚ thought‚ influence Plato: life‚ works‚ thought‚ influence for next time 2 of the 5 points are for getting it in on time you can receive it later and will probably have to do so read the sample proposals read examples of issues references - focused list of primary sources translation of ancient writings atlas one secondary source that directly addresses your issues read or at least skim any source
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Sadaja Scaife 4/9/2015 History of African American theatre Take Home Quiz 1B History of Black Theatre Spring 2015 1. Who created the first black face minstrel song and dance? What ethnicity was the creator? What was the name of the song and dance? T.D Rice was the first person to create the first black minstrel song and dance‚ he was a white Irish man that dressed as Jim Crow. The name of the song and dance was Jump Jim Crow. 2. Who were the three important “stock characters” in the minstrel
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As all cultures do‚ the Greeks had beliefs as to how they came to be. These beliefs stretched out into their daily lives and where they went after they died. They worshipped many gods and goddesses‚ each one having a different sort of specialty. Their rituals included animal sacrifices‚ myths explained their origins‚ and they had festivals to celebrate their gods as a way to please them. Not everyone believed firmly in the gods and goddesses‚ though. Some were even noted as skeptics. However‚ religion
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Ancient Greek society had several different forms of government that different city states operated on. These different forms of government dictated different life styles for the citizens of each city states. While each form of government is different there are some similarities between them. I will discuss each of them in detail and we will begin to see where they share similarities and where they contrast from each other. The first form of government I will discuss is a monarchy. Monarchies are
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